2012 OPEL GT lock

55Instru men ts, c ontrols
Instruments, controls
Co n tro l in dicato rs .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 5 5
In s tru me n t dis play ... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 5 8
D rive r inf o rmatio n ce ntre . ..... .... .... ..... 5 9
Ch e ck co n tro l warn in g me ss age s. ..... 6 8
W arn in g bu zzers .. .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 7 1
W ind scre en wipe rs ... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 7 1
W ind scre en was h er s ys tem ... .... .... ..... 7 2
Control indic ators
The control indica tors de scribe d he re are
not present in all vehicles. The descriptions
howe ve r, apply to all instrume nt vers ions.
The control indica tor colours me an: u
Anti -lock Bra ke Sy st em (ABS )
C ontrol indicator illuminates in ye llow .
S ee page 1 24 .
s
ss sL uggag e c ompart me nt ope n
C ontrol indicator illuminates in ye llow .
S ee page 2 8.
r
Fog tail lamp
C ontrol indicator illuminates in ye llow .
Illuminates whe n the fog tail lam p is on –
s ee page 7 5. zRe d
Dange r, important re minder,
zY ellow
W arning , inform ation, fa ult,
zGree n
Eng agem ent confirm ation,
zBlue
Eng agem ent confirm ation.

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IEngine oil pressure
Control indicator illum inate s in red.
Illuminates whe n the ignition is switched on
and goe s out s hortly after the engine has
started.
If it illuminates whe n the e ng ine is running:
Engine lubrication may b e interrupte d.
This m ay re sult in da mage to the e ng ine
and/ or lock ing of the drive whe els :
1. Move out of the flow of tra ffic as quickly
as pos s ible w ithout impe ding other
veh icles .
2 . De pres s clutch.
3. Shift into ne utral.
4 . Switch off ignition.Check engine oil level before consulting a
work shop.
9 Warning
W h en t h e en g i n e i s o f f , co n s id er a bl y
m o r e f or ce i s ne ed ed t o br a k e a n d s t ee r .
D o no t r em ov e k e y un t i l v e hi c l e h a s c o m e
to a standstill, othe rwise the ste ering
column loc k could e ng age unex pecte dly.
W
C ool ant te mp era ture
C ontrol indicator illuminates in red.
If it illuminate s w he n the e ngine is running:
S top and switch off engine. Coolant
te mperature too hig h: Danger of e ngine
dam age. Che ck coolant lev el –
s ee page 1 54 .
vA i r b a g s y st e m s, b el t t e n s i o n er s
C ontrol indicator illuminates in red.
If it illuminate s w he n the e ngine is running:
F ault in airbag s ys tem or belt te nsioners –
s ee page s 41 , 45 .
XDriv er’ s seat b el t
C ontrol indicator illuminates or flashe s in
re d.
Il l u m i n a t es f o r a p p ro x . 2 0 se c o nd s w he n
the ignition is s witche d on, or until drive r’s
seat belt is fastened. Fla shes for a further
6 0 se conds if s eat belt re mains unfa ste ne d.
If seat belt remains unfastened when the
ve hicle is be ing drive n, control indicator
illuminates for approx. 20 s ec onds and
flashe s for a furthe r 60 sec onds.
Apply se at be lt – s e e pa ge 4 2 .
C ontrol indicator goes out imm ediate ly.
S eat b e lts - se e page 39 ,
F urthe r information - s ee pag e 4 3 .

60 In struments, controls
Se le cting func tions
Functions and settings can be a ccessed via
the d riv er information centre.
This is done using buttons S and T
located on the le ft side of the stee ring
w h ee l . T h e r e le va n t m e nu o p t i o n s a r e t he n
shown on the disp lay one after the other.
If che ck control warning me ss ages are
dis playe d, the disp la y is blocke d for othe r
func tions. Acknowled ge the message by
pre ssing button S or T. If there a re
s eve ral warning me ss age s, acknowled ge
them one at a time.
Information display - s ee nex t column,
Che ck control warning me ss age s -
s ee page 6 8.
In fo r m a t io n d is p l a y
The inform ation d is play provide s
information on driving data, which is
continually re corded and ev alua te d
ele ctronically.
With the ignition on, pre ss button S to
reach the next m enu item .
Pre ss and hold button T to re se t re lev ant
menu item s.
Some information app ears on the dis play
in abbrev iated form.
The menu items are disp la yed in the
following orde r:
zO uts ide air tem perature and odomete r,
zTRIP A (Trip odometer),
zTRIP B (Trip odom eter),
zFUEL RANGE (dista nc e to empty),
zE CO N (Ave ra ge fue l cons umption),
zAV SPEED (Avera ge speed),
zO IL LIF E,
zCOOLANT,
zBO OS T.
Whe n the ignition is switche d off a nd back
on a gain, the previously dis playe d me nu
ite m is s how n.Outside temperatur e a nd odometer
Dis plays outside tem perature and record
of total kilom etre s/miles driven (odome ter)
when the ignition is on.
W ith the ignition off, the odome ter is
pre se nte d for app rox . 1 0 se conds whe n a
door is opened.
23 °C 257 km

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T h e m en u i t em s a re di s p l a ye d i n t h e
follow ing ord er:
zOIL LIFE RESET,
zUNITS,
zLO CK H O R N,
zUNLOCK HO RN,
zLIG H T FL A SH ,
zDELAY LOCK,
zAU T O U N LK ( U n lo c k ),
zEXT LI GHTS (E xterior lamps),
zLA NG U A G E .
The d efault settings for the se me nu ite ms
we re set during v ehicle produc tion.
Scroll through the av aila ble s e ttings and
sele ct the de sire d se tting to progress to the
nex t menu item.Setting unit s of m easur em ent
You ca n selec t which units of m easurement
a r e t o b e u s ed.
Sele ct me nu item UNITS in t h e
pers onalis ation mode .
Settin gs in clud e " ENG L ISH " an d " MET RIC ".
Whe n "EN GLIS H" is s ele cted, all
information will be dis playe d in E nglis h
units , e .g. d is tance will be shown in mile s
(m i) and fuel cons um ption in m iles pe r
gallon (M PG).
Whe n "METRI C" (de fault) is s e le cted , all
information will be dis playe d in me tric
units , e .g. d is tance will be shown in
kilometre s (km ) and fuel cons um ption in
litres per 100 kilometres (L/100k m).Lock horn
T h i s f ea t u r e ca u s es t h e h o rn t o s o un d ev er y
time button e is pressed on the remote
control and can be e nabled or disab le d.
S elec t menu ite m LOCK HORN in the
pe rsonalis ation m od e.
S ettin gs in clu de "O FF " a nd "O N".
W hen "O F F" (default) is se lecte d, the horn
will not s ound on the firs t pres s of b utton e.
The horn will s till s ound on the se cond
pre ss , to confirm locking has already ta ken
place .
When "ON" is selected, the horn w ill sound
e very time button e is p res se d.
UNI TS LOCK HORN

66 In struments, controls
Unlock horn
T h i s f e a t u r e ca u s es t h e ho r n t o s o u nd o n
the first press of button c on the re mote
control and can be e nab led or d isable d.
Se lect menu item UNLOC K H ORN in the
pe rsonalisation mode .
Se tting s in clu de "O FF " an d "ON ".
W h en "O FF " (de f a u l t ) i s s e le ct ed , t h e ho r n
will not sound w hen button c is pres se d.
W hen "O N" is s ele cted, the horn will s ound
on the first press of button c.Lig h t f la s h
This fea ture causes the hazard warning
lamps to flash e ve ry time button c, e or
s i s p r es se d o n t h e r e m o t e co nt r o l a n d
can be enable d or dis abled .
Sele ct me nu item LIGH T FLASH in the
pers onalis ation mode .
Settings include "OFF" and "ON".
When "OFF" is selected, the hazard
warning lamps w ill not flash when b utton c,
e or s is pressed.
When "ON" (default) is p ressed, the haza rd
warning la mps will flash e very time button
c, e or s is p re s se d.D e lay ed locki ng
This fe ature d elays the actual locking of
the doors and can be enable d or dis abled .
S elec t menu ite m DELAY LOCK in the
pe rsonalis ation m od e.
S ettin gs in clu de "O FF " a nd "O N".
W h en "O F F" i s s e le ct ed , t h e do or s w i l l l o ck
imm ediately when button e is p re s se d on
the remote control.
W h en "O N" (d ef a u l t ) i s s el e ct ed , t h e do o r s
will not lock until approx . 5 s econds after
t h e l a st d oo r i s cl o s ed w h en bu t t o n e is
pressed on the remote control.
To bypa ss the delay , pres s button e again.
The doors will lock imme diately.
UN LO C K HO R N LIGHT FLASH DELAY LOCK

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Autom atic unloc king
This fe ature e nables ce rta in doors to
unlock automatically w he n the k ey is
turne d to ignition sw itch position J and
can be e na bled or disable d.
Se lect menu item AUTO U NLK in the
pe rsonalisation mode .
Se tting s in clu de "A LL ", "D RIVE R" an d
"N ONE ".
W h en "A L L" (defau lt) is se lecte d, bo th
doors will unlock autom atically.
W h en " D RI VER " i s s el e ct ed , o n l y t h e dr i ver ’s
door will unlock automatically.
W hen "NO NE " is se lecte d, neithe r door will
unlock automatically.
Ce ntral locking s ys te m - se e page 24 .We lcom e light functi on
Th i s f ea tu r e a ct u a t es t h e ext e r i o r l a m p s
when button c is pressed on the remote
control. This feature can be enable d or
disab le d.
Sele ct me nu item EXT LI GHTS in the
pers onalis ation mode .
Settings include "OFF" and "ON".
Whe n "ON " (de fault) is s ele cted, the
exte rior lamps will illuminate for app rox .
20 s eco n ds o r u n ti l a do o r i s op en ed w h en
buttonc is p re sse d on the re mote control.
Whe n "OF F" is se lecte d, e xterior lamps will
not illuminate w he n button c is pre ss ed on
the rem ote control.Languag e selection
You can select the display language for
some functions.
S elec t menu ite m LANGUAGE in the
pe rsonalis ation m od e.
S ettin gs in clu de "E NG L ISH", "F REN CH",
"S P AN ISH" an d "G E RMA N" .
AUTO UNLK EXT LIGHTS LANGUAGE

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The p ers onalis ation mode ends after
mak ing your language selection and the
display g oes back to the previously
dis playe d me nu ite m in the informa tion
dis play - se e page 60 .
Alternative ly, pre ss and hold buttons S
and T at the sam e time to e xit the
pe rsonalisation mode .
Re mote control - s ee page 2 2,
Ce ntral locking - s ee page 2 4 ,
Dela yed locking - s ee page 2 4,
Autom atic locking - s e e pa ge 2 5 ,
Autom atic unlock ing - s ee page 2 5.Che ck co ntro l w ar ni ng me ss ag e s
Check control monitors s e veral fluid le vels ,
the remote control batte ry , the e ng ine , the
fue l fille r cap and the s tatus of se veral
vehicle features including cruise control,
tra ction control, the Ele ctronic S tability
Program (ESP) and the airbag sy ste ms.
"ES C" ap pears in some warning mes s ages .
Elec tronic S tability C ontrol (ES C) is a
component part of the Ele ctronic S tability
Program (ESP), im proving driving s tability.
Warning me s sage s appe ar in the driv er
information ce ntre and a chime may s ound
w h en th e m es sa g e i s di s p l a ye d. If t he r e a r e
se veral warning mes s ages , the y are
display ed one after the other.
Some of the warning me ss age s ap pear on
the dis play in a bbrevia te d form.
Exa mples of warning me ss ages are shown
on the following pages .
Ac know le dge warning me ss age s as
des cribed on page 60 . The me ss age s will
clear from the display when the condition
no longe r ex ists .
Una cknowledge d warning me s sage s will
be re dis playe d later if the condition still
exi s t s.W arning me ss ages :
AUTO LIGHTS OFF
Auto light control is disa bled via the switch
on the lig hting le ver.
AUTO LIGHTS ON
Auto light control is re -enable d via the
switch on the lighting lev er.
The mes s age will only appe ar when a uto
light control ha s b een switched off and
bac k on again.
It will not a ppear when the ig nition is
switched on.
DOOR AJA R

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Warning buzzers
W hen s tarting the e ngine or while d riv ing:
zif d r iv e r ’ s s e a t b e l t i s n o t f a s t e n e d ,
zif passenger’s seat belt is not fa stened
whe n the s e at occupancy re cognition
system d etec ts tha t the passe nger’s se at
is occupie d,
zif the doors or the luggage comp artment
ha v e n o t be en p ro p e r l y cl o s ed w h en
st a r t i n g - o ff ,
zif the hand brake is applie d at s pee ds
ov er 8 km /h ( 5 mph ) ,
zwhile opera ting the indicators.
When the vehicle is parked and the driver’s
door is opened:
zif the head la mps or parking lam ps a re
sw i t c h ed o n ,
zwhe n the k ey is in the ignition switch,
zif any door remains open when the doors
are locke d with the remote control 3.
Driving hints - se e p age 11 0 ,
Saving fuel, protecting the environment -
s ee page 1 12 .
Windscreen wipers
To switch on, p us h lev er upwards .
Switch to n ex t se tting u p o r do wn :
gently p us h lev er.
In cas e o f ligh t rain o r mis t, m ov e le ve r
downwards from position O to position Q
and rele ase : S ing le s wipe . Hold for
additiona l wiping cyc le s. Leve r returns
autom atic ally to position O w hen released.
Return the le ver to its original pos ition to
switch off.
Further inform ation - se e page s 1 6 3, 15 7 .Ad just able wi per inte rval
To s e t the wiper inte rval to a value betwe en
3 and 10 seconds:
S witc h on ig nition. Move le ver upw ards
from positionO to time d interv al wipeP.
S w i v el a d j us t m e nt b a nd O to the de sired
setting: The bars to the le ft of the
adjus tment ba nd repre se nt wiping
freq ue ncy.
Larger bars ne ar the top repre se nt more
f r eq ue n t w ip i ng , a n d t he sm a l l er b a r s ne a r
the bottom repre se nt less fre quent wiping. z=Fast
]=Slow
P= Time d interv al wipe
O=Off
Q=Misting function